| ID | 3183 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Dalkey |
| Collection Description | Dún Laoghaire Corporation was established on 14 October 1930,
on foot of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930, which
amalgamated the Urban District Council's of Blackrock, Dalkey,
Killiney-Ballybrack and Dún Laoghaire. These local authorities had
been constituted as townships in the mid-nineteenth century and
designated as U.D.C.'s under the Local Government (Ireland) Act
1898. The records transferred from the disbanded authorities to Dún Laoghaire together with those extant in Dún Laoghaire's Town Hall constitute the main archive of the Corporation. Also included in this list are primary records created by then Corporation from its inception until 1973, when a full-time borough manager was appointed, and records of the Dean's Grange Joint Burial Board. The records have been divided into five mini collections in recognition of the independent existence of the authorities prior to the 1930 amalgamation. Each collection has been given the reference prefix L.A. for Local Authority, LA1 is Blackrock; LA2 - Dalkey; LA3 - Killiney-Ballybrack; LA4 - Kingstown-Dún Laoghaire and LA5 - Dún Laoghaire Corporation. A descriptive list is available for each Collection. See link provided for Dalkey. |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/la2_-... |
| Reference | LA2/ |
| Description | Proceedings of monthly, annual and special meetings of the Dalkey Township Commissioners and Urban District Council from its first meeting in the Queen's Hotel, Dalkey, 17 August 1863, convened on the order of the Lord Lieutenant pursuant to the Towns Improvement Act, 1854. Records attendance, resolutions, correspondence, administrative activity, the formation of stand and sub-committees and the presentation of their minutes, appointment and remuneration of officials and the receipt of regular reports from the town surveyor, engineer, sanitary inspector and medical superintendent, the approval of estimates, striking of rates, examination accounts, implementation of lighting, road, drainage and housing improvement schemes, passage of bye-laws and adoption of enabling legislation. Volumes 1, 4, 5 and 6 include indexes: 1 17 August 1863-29 January 1873 2 29 January 1873-15 October 1885 3 19 October 1885-1 August 1898 4 24 August 1898-21 October 1903 5 4 November 1908-9 July 1924, includes resolution expressing dismay at, and meeting with, the Countess of Aberdeen to discuss the prospect of the Dalkey Coastguard Station being acquired by the Women's National Health Association as a consumptive sanatorium, May-August 1909. Also eventual sale of station to the Urban District Council, December 1910 6 6 August 1924-13 October 1900 7 30 January 1920-13 October 1930 |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1863-1930 |
| Century | 19th, 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Note | A specific reference number precedes a description of the document. This, together with the main reference number, is needed to call up each document |
| Repository Name | Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
| Address | 2 Marine Rd Dún Laoghaire County Dublin |
| Eircode | A96 K6C9 |
| Telephone | (01) 205-4743 |
| Email Address | info@dlrcoco.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/council-democracy/archives |
| Comment | The information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archives. Due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually. When making enquiries please put 'Archive Services' in the subject line of email correspondence. |
| latitude | 53.29432 |
| longitude | -6.13432 |